Coral vs. corral

Coral refers to (1) rocklike organic deposits occurring in warm-water seas and sometimes accumulating into large reefs, and (2) the marine animals whose secretions produce the reefs. Corral is (1) a noun referring to an enclosure for confining livestock, and (2) a verb with several meanings, including to hold in a corral and to take control of.

Examples

Coral reefs are on course to become the first ecosystem that human activity will eliminate entirely from the Earth. [Canberra Times]

A pack of wild coyotes entered a bison pen one night last month and corralled a young 400-pound buffalo into a swamp. [Boston Globe]

The Pacific nation of Tuvalu is made up of a string of coral atolls and has few natural resources. [CNN]